17th Annual Rural Water Services Conference - Assessing Risks in Rural Water from Catchment to Consumer
The 17th Annual Rural Water Services Conference was held on Thursday, 13th September 2018 in The McWilliam Park Hotel, Claremorris, County Mayo.
To view the conference programme....2018 conference programme
Presentations from the conference speakers are as follows:
FIRST SESSION
Welcome & Introduction/Session Chairperson: Peter Hynes, Chief Executive, Mayo County Council
Opening Address: Minister Damien English T.D., Minister for Housing and Urban Development
Eamonn Waters, Principal Officer, Water Sector Policy Section, DHPLG - Rural Water Programme 2019 - 2021 & Beyond
Dr Tom Collins, Cathaoirleach, National Water Forum - The National Water Forum
SECOND SESSION
Session Chairperson: Michelle Minihan, Senior Inspector, Office of Environmental Enforcement, EPA
Bernie O'Flaherty, Regional Co-ordinator, LAWCO - Communities Working to Implement the River Basin Management Plan 2018 - 2021
Jack Nolan, Senior Inspector, Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine - Progressing Agriculture While Protecting our Water
Jean Rosney, Senior Development Co-ordinator, NFGWS - Progressing Agriculture While Protecting our Water
THIRD SESSION
Session Chairperson: Brendan O'Mahony, Chairperson, NFGWS
Joint presentation by Paul Connolly, Development Officer, NFGWS & Gerry Tighe, Manager, Callow Lake GWS, County Mayo
Implementing Quality Assurance Using Low Cost Technology Solutions
Neil Lenehan, Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental Manager, Irish Water - The Importance of Implementing Health & Safety in Water Supplies
Joint presentation - Recovering Energy from Water Production
Dr Ava de Almeida Kumlien, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Trinity College Dublin
Dr Irene Fernández García, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Trinity College Dublin
Closing Address: Barry Deane, Chief Executive Officer, NFGWS & WSTG member
